SPAM Collegiate and University Pennants

15th Nov 2021

Hormel, the company that makes SPAM ham, used to give away free collegiate pennants in the 1950s. All you had to do was sent in a quarter through the mail (presumably to cover the cost of postage) … Read More

Jackie Robinson in U.C.L.A. Football Program

24th Aug 2020

Jackie Robinson was one of the greatest baseball players ever. His number, 42, has been retired in perpetuity by every team in Major League Baseball. He won the Rookie of the Year award in 1947 when h … Read More

Army-Navy Football

31st Jul 2020

The words of Douglas MacArthur, "Upon the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that, upon other fields, on other days, will bear the fruits of victory," are etched on the walls of the gymnasiu … Read More

Women of the Ivy League

3rd Jul 2020

When Playboy printed its magazine they did a series of issues dedicated to the "Women of the Ivy League." This is not our subject today, but instead it is early imagery of young collegiate age fema … Read More